espernallac

Catalan

Etymology

Perhaps from earlier *esprenalla, dissimilated form of Vulgar Latin *splenalia, from Ancient Greek σπλήν (splḗn, “spleen”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.pər.nəˈʎak]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [es.peɾ.naˈʎak]

Noun

espernallac m (plural espernallacs)

lavender cotton (Santolina chamaecyparissus)
Synonym: camamilla groga

Further reading

“espernallac” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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